From Grand Isle, LA, Pres. Obama Addresses the Media About BP Oil Disaster Response Part 1
From Grand Isle, LA, Pres. Obama Addresses the Media About BP Oil disaster Response Part 1
View part 2 here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrLC52xePHU
visit: http://firedoglake.com
Take Action Today!
Duration : 0:9:58
Obama Tours Oil Disaster
President Obama traveled to coastal Louisiana along the Gulf of Mexico where he witnessed first hand the devastation of the worst oil spill in U.S. history. Chip Reid reports from Grand Isle, La.
Duration : 0:3:24
FEMA National Disaster Drill July 27 through 31 2009
http://www.fema.gov/media/fact_sheets/nle09.shtm
National Level Exercise 2009 (NLE 09) is scheduled for July 27 through July 31, 2009. NLE 09 will be the first major exercise conducted by the United States government that will focus exclusively on terrorism prevention and protection, as opposed to incident response and recovery.
NLE 09 is designated as a Tier I National Level Exercise. Tier I exercises (formerly known as the Top Officials exercise series or TOPOFF) are conducted annually in accordance with the National Exercise Program (NEP), which serves as the nation’s overarching exercise program for planning, organizing, conducting and evaluating national level exercises. The NEP was established to provide the U.S. government, at all levels, exercise opportunities to prepare for catastrophic crises ranging from terrorism to natural disasters.
NLE 09 is a White House directed, Congressionally- mandated exercise that includes the participation of all appropriate federal department and agency senior officials, their deputies, staff and key operational elements. In addition, broad regional participation of state, tribal, local, and private sector is anticipated. This year the United States welcomes the participation of Australia, Canada, Mexico and the United Kingdom in NLE 09.
EXERCISE FOCUS
NLE 09 will focus on intelligence and information sharing among intelligence and law enforcement communities, and between international, federal, regional, state, tribal, local and private sector participants.
The NLE 09 scenario will begin in the aftermath of a notional terrorist event outside of the United States, and exercise play will center on preventing subsequent efforts by the terrorists to enter the United States and carry out additional attacks. This scenario enables participating senior officials to focus on issues related to preventing terrorist events domestically and protecting U.S. critical infrastructure.
NLE 09 will allow terrorism prevention efforts to proceed to a logical end (successful or not), with no requirement for response or recovery activities.
NLE 09 will be an operations-based exercise to include: activities taking place at command posts, emergency operation centers, intelligence centers and potential field locations to include federal headquarters facilities in the Washington D.C. area, and in federal, regional, state, tribal, local and private sector facilities in FEMA Region VI, which includes the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.
EXERCISE OBJECTIVES
Through a comprehensive evaluation process, the exercise will assess prevention and protection capabilities both nationally and regionally. Although NLE 09 is still in the planning stages, the exercise is currently designed to validate the following capabilities:
Intelligence/Information Sharing and Dissemination
Counter-Terrorism Investigation and Law Enforcement
Air, Border and Maritime Security
Critical Infrastructure Protection
Public and Private Sector Alert/Notification and Security Advisories
International Coordination
VALIDATING THE HOMELAND SECURITY SYSTEM
Exercises such as NLE 09 are an important component of national preparedness, helping to build an integrated federal, state, tribal, local and private sector capability to prevent terrorist attacks, and rapidly and effectively respond to, and recover from, any terrorist attack or major disaster that occurs.
The full-scale exercise offers agencies and jurisdictions a way to test their plans and skills in a real-time, realistic environment and to gain the in-depth knowledge that only experience can provide. Participants will exercise prevention and information sharing functions that are critical to preventing terrorist attacks. Lessons learned from the exercise will provide valuable insights to guide future planning for securing the nation against terrorist attacks, disasters, and other emergencies.
For more information about NLE 09, contact the FEMA News Desk: 202-646-4600.
FEMA leads and supports the nation in a risk-based, comprehensive emergency management system of preparedness, protection, response, recovery, and mitigation, to reduce the loss of life and property and protect the nation from all hazards including natural disasters, acts of terrorism and other man-made disasters.
Reuploaded from : http://www.youtube.com/user/tEnlightenedO
Duration : 0:6:47
More at http://www.MaddowFans.comBarack Hussein Obama II on Chilly Earthquake-Disaster Management and Relief!
Barack Hussein Obama II on Chilly Earthquake-disaster Management and Relief!
Duration : 0:2:21
Governor Asks For Disaster Aid
Governor Henry asks President Obama for disaster aid.
Duration : 0:0:25
Pr. Obama on Haiti Disaster Relief
Pres. Obama: Haiti has full support of U.S. in relief efforts
Today
In response to yesterdays earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, U.S. aid workers and rescue teams will be sent to Haiti to assist that country in their relief efforts. After Pres. Obama discussed the earthquake and steps the U.S. is taking to aid the people of Haiti, both the Defense Dept. and State Dept. discussed their roles in relief efforts.
Washington, DC
Duration : 0:4:40
Obama on Hurricane Gustav Preparedness
Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama urged Gulf Coast residents to take the evacuation ahead of Gustav ’seriously.’ (Aug. 31)
Duration : 0:1:26
White House’s Haiti Response
CBS News’ Lara Logan reports on U.S. President Barack Obama and his administration’s handling of the global disaster relief efforts which are now underway in the earthquake-ravaged Haiti.
Duration : 0:2:57
President Obama Pledges Support for Haiti Earthquake Disaster Relief
President Obama Pledges Support for Haiti Earthquake disaster Relief PLEASE HELP THE PEOPLE OF HAITI HOWEVER YOU CAN.
Duration : 0:4:41